Northern Michigan University

Northern Michigan University was established in 1899 by the Michigan Legislature as Northern State Normal School to offer teacher preparation programs in Michigan's then-wild and sparsely populated Upper Peninsula . When it opened in 1899, NMU enrolled thirty-two students who were taught by six faculty members in rented rooms in Marquette city hall . [ 2 ] The original 20-acre (81,000 m 2 ) campus site at the corner of Presque Isle and Kaye Avenues was on land donated by local businessman and philanthropist John M. Longyear , whose namesake academic building, Longyear Hall, opened in 1900. [ 3 ] Throughout the school's first half-century, education and teacher training was the school's primary focus. During this time, the school built the native sandstone buildings Kaye and Peter White Halls, as well as a manual training school next to the campus buildings, J.D. Pierce School.The institution has undergone several name changes: Northern State Normal, 1899 Northern State Teachers College, 1927 Northern Michigan College of Education, 1942 Northern Michigan College, 1955 [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 1963, through the adoption of a new state constitution in Michigan , Northern Michigan was designated a comprehensive university serving the diverse educational needs of Upper Michigan. Graduate education began in March 1935 when courses at the master's degree level were offered in cooperation with the University of Michigan . [ 6 ]

Admissions More information Applicants, Admits ... Fall First-Time Freshman Statistics [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Applicants 6,553 6,233 7,677 7,607 6,173 5,345 Admits 4,670 4,169 5,035 5,001 4,591 4,056 Admit rate 71.3 66.9 65.6 65.7 74.4 75.9 Enrolled 1,496 1,360 1,610 1,608 1,501 1,355 Yield rate 32.0 32.6 32.0 32.2 32.7 33.4 ACT composite* (out of 36) — 13-20 20-26 20-26 20-26 19-25 SAT composite* (out of 1600) — 960-1180 980-1180 970-1180 940-1150 — * middle 50% range Close NMU is considered "selective" by U.S. News & World Report . [ 13 ] For the Class of 2025 (enrolling Fall 2021), NMU received 6,553 applications and accepted 4,670 (71.3%), with 1,496 enrolling. The enrolled first-year class of 2023 had the following standardized test scores: the middle 50% range (25th percentile-75th percentile) of SAT scores was 980-1180, while the middle 50% range of ACT scores was 20-26.

180 Undergraduate and graduate degree programs are offered at NMU. [ 14 ] NMU has five academic divisions: College of Academic Information Services: Beaumier Heritage Center College of Arts and Sciences: School of Art and Design, Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship, Center for Native American Studies, Center for Upper Peninsula Studies Walker L. Cisler College of Business (named for philanthropist Walker Lee Cisler ) Graduate Education and Research College of Health Sciences and Professional Studies: School of Clinical Sciences, School of Education, Leadership and Public Service, School of Health and Human Performance, School of Nursing Northern's most popular undergraduate majors, by 2021 graduates, were Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (105), Biology/Biological Sciences (95), and Art/Art Studies (67). [ 15 ]

Northern Michigan University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission . All education programs are accredited by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC). Other accreditations include the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; American Chemical Society; American Society of Cytology; Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Professionals (Surgical Technology); Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; Council on Social Work Education; Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Certification; International Association of Counseling Services, Inc.; Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology; Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulation, State Board of Nursing; National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences; and the National Association of Schools of Music. In addition, the nursing programs (practical nursing, baccalaureate, and master's degrees) are fully approved by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulation, State Board of Nursing and the baccalaureate and master's degrees are fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). [ 16 ]